240. When a pastor receives a request for a transfer of membership from the pastor of another United Methodist Church, or a district superintendent, that pastor shall send the proper certificate directly to the pastor of the United Methodist Church to which the member is transferring, or if there is no pastor, to the district superintendent. On receipt of such a certificate of transfer, the pastor or district superintendent shall enroll the name of the person so transferring after public reception in a regular service of worship, or if circumstances demand, public announcement in such a service. The pastor of the church issuing the certificate shall then be notified, whereupon said pastor shall remove the member from the roll.
Certificates of transfer shall be accompanied by two official forms. A "Notice of Transfer of Membership" is to be sent to the member by the pastor who transfers the membership. An "Acknowledgment of Transfer of Membership" is to be sent to the former pastor by the pastor who receives the transferred member.
In case the transfer is not made effective, the pastor shall return the certificate to the pastor of the sending Church.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 240
1996 United Methodist General Conference